Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth Supreme People's Assembly. First session was on May 24–26, 1990. Of the 689 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10.4 percent, and women 20.1 percent (138 seats). The Korean Social Democratic Party held 7.4 percent and the Chondoist Chongu Party held 3.2 percent of the seats, the two parties together holding 10.6 percent of the seats. The Worker's Party of Korea retained 83 percent of seats.Among the 689 seats which constitute the SPA at that time, 601 seats were allocated to the Worker's Party of Korea (87.5 percent of seats), 51 seats were allocated to the Korean Social Democratic Party representing 7.4 percent of the whole, 22 seats were allocated to the Chondoist Cho